Early Life
Con Murphy was born in Innishannon, County Cork in 1922. The eldest of seven children(he is no relation to Con Murphy (RTE)), he developed a strong love of Gaelic games, culture and language from a young age. His uncle was Seán McCarthy, an administrator with the GAA, who also served as President of the association in the 1930s. Murphy was educated at the local national school and quickly joined the Valley Rovers club in his area. He later attended the North Monastery Christian Brothers School in Cork. It was at this famous hurling nursery that his natural skills and his love of the game were developed. Murphy quickly made the school’s hurling team and he won Harty Cup titles in 1940, 1941 and 1942. He captained the latter two teams and converted the final win into an All-Ireland Colleges Championship win.
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